1. Changing the Default: A Prospective Study of Reducing Discharge Opioid Prescription after Lumpectomy and Sentinel Node Biopsy
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Kate R Pawloski, Varadan Sevilimedu, Kimberly J. Van Zee, Tracy-Ann Moo, Monica Morrow, Andrea V. Barrio, Jillian Charyn, Brett A Simon, George Plitas, Lisa M. Sclafani, and Laurie J Kirstein
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Biopsy ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Aftercare ,030230 surgery ,Mastectomy, Segmental ,digestive system ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Medical prescription ,skin and connective tissue diseases ,Prospective cohort study ,Aged ,Pain, Postoperative ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Lumpectomy ,Middle Aged ,Sentinel node ,Patient Discharge ,digestive system diseases ,Acetaminophen ,Analgesics, Opioid ,Prescriptions ,Oncology ,Opioid ,Prescription opioid ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Anesthesia ,Surgery ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Whether routinely prescribed opioids are necessary for pain control after discharge among lumpectomy/sentinel node biopsy (Lump/SLNB) patients is unclear. We hypothesized that Lump/SLNB patients could be discharged without opioids with a failure rate of
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- 2020
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